Rainer Küschall is above all an accomplished man; but to reach this level of fulfilment has required a lifetime of challenges. The first years of tetraplegia after his swimming accident at the age of 16 forbade him the access to even the minimum of mobility. Only when he met his wife to be, was he able to leave the rehab centre and start constructing a life for himself.

Rainer has always strived to achieve his main ambition: To be able to express his identity and reach freedom through independence in mobility. It is this goal that brought him to create his own wheelchairs, both for everyday use and sports. Rainer has won 21 Olympic medals and created numerous wheelchair designs which represent the benchmark in today’s world of mobility, in terms of lightness and performance.

His innovative power has been confirmed many times through prizes such as the award for best design from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but also through the fact that the Küschall designs are an industry reference even for our competitors.

Today, things have not changed. Rainer and the Küschall Team of engineers still manage to reinvent the wheel. There is no limit to innovation when it comes to finding ways of increasing the quality of life of wheelchair users around the world. Rainer and his Team invent for the many individual personalities who strive to express themselves through their activities; personalities who need utmost performance and quality to carry out their lifestyle.

• 1963 – Rainer’s swimming accident
• 1978 – küschall of Switzerland established
• 1985 – Creation of the Competition wheelchair
• 1986 – Rainer Küschall receives the Designer Award from the Museum of Modern Arts  in New York (USA) for the Competition wheelchair
• 1986 – Launch of the first Champion generation
• 1988 – Inauguration of the earlier manufacturing building in Allschwil/Switzerland
• 1992 – Introduction of the Life Concept foldable wheelchairs
• 1995 – küschall design AG joins the Invacare group and its 14 European distribution outlets 
• 1995 – Redesign of the Champion, 2^nd generation
• 1997 – Development of the K-Series, starting with the K3 closely followed by the K4
• 1998 – Presentation of the Vario-ax, adjustable camber bar
• 1999 – Launch of the Suspension system on the K3 and K4
• 2000 – Extension of the K-Series with the introduction of the AirLite and the titanium/carbon “Pro” options
• 2001 – küschall design AG becomes Invacare AG
• 2002 – Re-launch of the Champion, 3^rd generation
• 2004 – Re-launch of the Ultra-Light and Compact, 2^rd generation
• 2004 – Creation of the Fusion wheelchair
• 2004 – Invacare AG is renamed Küschall AG
• 2005 – Move to our new manufacturing building in Witterswil/Switzerland
• 2005 – Redesign and launch of the K-Series 2005
• 2005 – Küschall presents the "Roll of Fame" show at the RehaCare
• 2006 – Launch of the K-Junior
• 2007 – Launch of the R33
• 2007 – Launch of the Champion, 4^th generation
• 2007 – Launch of the K-Nova, limited edition
• 2008 – Küschall presents the Küschall Challenge at the Rehacare, Germany - a gameshow for everyone
• 2008 – Küschall presents the wildest Küschall chairs ever at the Rehacare, Germany
• 2008 – The Küschall R33 wins the "Best Design Award 2008/09"
• 2009 – Launch of the KSL - a brand new generation of Küschall wheelchair combining technology, design and lightness in perfect harmony
• 2009 – Launch of the K-Series Carbon Frame
• 2009 – Launch of the new küschall® Compact and küschall® Ultra-Light